Photos: Lac-Mégantic, Day 3

Ryan Remiorz, The Canadian Press08.26.2013

Volunteer escorts evacuee to pick up supplies from her home near the blast site Monday, July 8, 2013 in Lac-Mégantic, Que. Thirteen people are confirmed dead and 50 more are listed as missing at the site of the blast during a train derailment.

Ryan Remiorz
/ The Canadian Press

Crude oil accumulates on the shore of the Chaudière River in the town of Lac-Mégantic, 100 kilometres east of Sherbrooke on Monday, July 8, 2013. A portion of a train carrying crude oil separated, derailed and exploded in the town, releasing oil into the river and lake on Saturday, July 6.Dario Ayala
/ The Gazette

People walk on a trail adjacent to downtown Lac-Mégantic, Quebec Monday, July 8, 2013 and beside the train tracks that Saturday's runaway train with oil-filled cars behind it traveled on shortly before derailing. Explosions and fireballs followed causing loss of life and heavy destruction.John Kenney
/ The Gazette

People in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec look towards the site of the afertmath of Saturday's runaway train disaster Monday, July 8, 2013 . The train, with oil-filled cars behind it derailed. Explosions and fireballs followed causing loss of life and heavy destruction.John Kenney
/ The Gazette

Oily water streams down the Chaudière River and accumulates on a rock in the town of Lac-Mégantic, 100 kilometres east of Sherbrooke on Monday, July 8, 2013. A portion of a train carrying crude oil separated, derailed and exploded in the town of Lac-Mégantic releasing oil into the river and Lac Mégantic on Saturday, July 6.Dario Ayala
/ The Gazette

Lac-Mégantic residents, are looking at the trains wagons being watered by the firefighters , from the bike path, on Monday afternoon , July 8, 2013, two days after Saturday’s runaway oil-filled train that led to explosion and fireball, killing at least 13 people in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, east of Montreal. About 50 people are still missing.Marie-France Coallier
/ The Gazette

A view of downtown Lac-Mégantic, Quebec near the border with the state of Maine in the aftermath of Saturday's runaway oil-filled train that led to explosion and fireball, killing at least 13 people. About 50 people are still missing.John Kenney
/ The Gazette

People look out towards the train wreckage in Lac-Mégantic from atop a hillside that has a view of downtown area of the town near the border with the state of Maine in the aftermath of Saturday's runaway oil-filled train that led to explosion and fireballs.John Kenney
/ The Gazette

Lac-Mégantic Mayor Colette Roy-Laroche speaks to the media regarding the town’s water system in the town of Lac-Mégantic, 100 kilometres east of Sherbrooke on Monday, July 8, 2013. A portion of a train carrying crude oil separated, derailed and exploded in the town of Lac-Mégantic on Saturday, July 6.Dario Ayala
/ The Gazette

A Sûreté du Québec police officer gives instructions to displaced residents of Lac-Mégantic before they board a bus to return temporarily to their homes in a restricted area of the rail car explosion and fires, to pick up medicines and other necessary items on Monday, July 8, 2013.Peter McCabe
/ The Gazette

A Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train engineer walks towards a switch on a track near Nantes, a few kilometres from Lac-Mégantic, Quebec near the border with Maine. According to the mayor of Nantes, the oil cars visible here were part of Saturday’s runaway oil-filled train that led to explosion and fireball, killing at least 13 people. About 50 people are still missing.John Kenney
/ The Gazette

Oily water streams down the Chaudière River and accumulates on a rock in the town of Lac-Mégantic, 100 kilometres east of Sherbrooke on Monday, July 8, 2013. A portion of a train carrying crude oil separated, derailed and exploded in the town of Lac-Mégantic releasing oil into the river and Lac Mégantic on Saturday, July 6.Dario Ayala
/ The Gazette

People look out towards the train wreckage in Lac-Mégantic from atop a hillside that has a view of downtown area of the town near the border with the state of Maine in the aftermath of Saturday’s runaway oil-filled train that led to explosion and fireball.John Kenney
/ The Gazette

Firefighters speak at the scene of the explosion in the town of Lac-Mégantic, 100 kilometres east of Sherbrooke on Monday, July 8, 2013. A portion of a train carrying crude oil separated, derailed and exploded in the town on Saturday, July 6.Dario Ayala
/ The Gazette

An evacuee, right, accompanied by a volunteer, runs to his house near the blast site to remove some belongings, Monday, July 8, 2013, in Lac-Mégantic, Que., after a train derailed igniting tanker cars carrying crude oil early Saturday.Ryan Remiorz
/ The Canadian Press

A leaf sits in crude oil in the waters of the Chaudière River in the town of Lac-Mégantic, 100 kilometres east of Sherbrooke on Monday, July 8, 2013. A portion of a train carrying crude oil separated, derailed and exploded in the town of Lac-Mégantic releasing oil into the river and Lac Mégantic on Saturday, July 6.Dario Ayala
/ The Gazette

A view of downtown Lac-Mégantic, Quebec near the border with the state of Maine in the aftermath of Saturday’s runaway oil-filled train that led to explosion and fireball.John Kenney
/ The Gazette

Dead insects float in oily water in the Chaudière River in the town of, 100 kilometres east of Sherbrooke on Monday, July 8, 2013. A portion of a train carrying crude oil separated, derailed and exploded in the town of releasing oil into the river and Lac Mégantic on Saturday, July 6.Dario Ayala
/ The Gazette

Two women are being escorted by a Sûreté du Québec officer on Monday afternoon, July 8, 2013, in the restricted zone to get belongings in their home. Saturday, a runaway oil-filled train exploded and fireballed, killing at least 13 people in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, east of Montreal.Marie-France Coallier
/ The Gazette

Lac-Mégantic residents board a bus to tour the evacuated area on Monday July 8, 2013. About 50 people are still missing and the official death toll is up to 13 after the weekend rail disaster that devastated much of Lac-Mégantic, authorities said Monday.Ryan Remiorz
/ The Canadian Press

Leaves sit in crude oil in the waters of the Chaudière River in the town of, 100 kilometres east of Sherbrooke on Monday, July 8, 2013. A portion of a train carrying crude oil separated, derailed and exploded in the town , releasing oil into the river and Lac Mégantic on Saturday, July 6.Dario Ayala
/ The Gazette

A Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train climbs onto an engine at Nantes, a few kilometres from Lac-Mégantic, Quebec near the border with Maine. According to the mayor of Nantes, the oil cars visible here were part of Saturday’s runaway oil-filled train that led to explosion and fireball, killing at least 5 people. About 40 people are still missing.John Kenney
/ The Gazette

Karine Blanchette cries as she hugs fellow Musi-Café employee Karina Belodeau after speaking about the children who lost parents in the Lac-Mégantic rail car explosion and fires in Monday, July 8, 2013.Peter McCabe
/ The Gazette

A view of oil tank cars through charred trees in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec near the border with the state of Maine in the aftermath of Saturday’s runaway oil-filled train that led to explosion and fireball, killing at least 13 people. About 50 people are still missing.John Kenney
/ The Gazette

Lac-Mégantic residents board a bus to tour the evacuated area on Monday July 8, 2013. About 50 people are still missing and the official death toll is at 13 after the weekend rail disaster that devastated much of Lac-Megantic, authorities said Monday.Ryan Remiorz
/ The Canadian Press

A Lac-Mégantic resident carries his belongings that he got at his house after being escorted by SQ officer on Monday afternoon, July 8, 2013, two days after Saturday’s runaway oil-filled train that led to explosion and fireball, killing at least 13 people in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, east of Montreal. About 50 people are still missing.Marie-France Coallier
/ The Gazette

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